What's next for Social Media? If I had a dime for every time I've been asked that question... More often than not, I deflect the question. I'm humble enough to know that my optics into what works and where this...

Hashtags are a great way to organize your social media updates and to find others who are talking about the same things you are talking about. Hashtags are definitely here to stay, with Facebook recently adding the feature to their network, […]...

Heather Card's insight:

If you want to say, "Hey world, we're using this Hashtag" registering your hashtag makes sense. Great post by Kivi.

Tagdef.com will help you find popular #hashtags. You can enter a hashtag term and find out its meaning, date first used and related hashtags. This also lists what is popular, all time high, new tags and top users.

Do you find that the daily demands of social media promotion are increasing? Thankfully, there are several wonderful tools that can help. Here are 9 social media tools that will help you save time and improve your productivity.

Heather Card's insight:

Now that social media has matured, everyone is looking for ways to be more productive in producing great posts for their causes. This is a great list.

Social Media has gone mainstream. Facebook, Twitter, and icons for other social networks show up o...

Heather Card's insight:

Frogloop has identified some important tips for refining your social media posts. Editing preview text and selecting the best pictures can made a huge difference for your post. Thanks to my friends at Idealware for sharing it.

Facebook has just rolled out a new look to Facebook Insights, including some important changes to its metrics reports. In this 10-minute video we'll step you through the changes and what they mean for your organization or nonprofit.

Heather Card's insight:

I like the post clicks separation. Allows you to have a sense to who is "lurking" even if they don't engage. This video is a great overview of how to use the reports.

Fundraising takes many shapes and forms. Today, online fundraising reigns supreme. Learn how mobile fundraising has become the standard for nonprofits.

Heather Card's insight:

Yet another reason to optimize for mobile. Text to donate has lots of fixed costs and is currently limited to small donation amounts. It make it difficult for all but the largest charities to get in the game.

Do you know the history of social media? Think we'll remember Facebook in 20 years? This detailed timeline is a must-see.

Social media began decades before the Facebook era. It started, more or less, with CompuServe and Arpanet back in 1969. A couple years later, the first-ever email was sent.

It has evolved over the past few decades into a powerful tool, as seen in this social media history timeline. With so much that’s happened over the past few decades, we can only guess what’s coming next for social media.

All engagement is not created equal. Facebook knows this and so do you. Facebook's newsfeed algorithm (Edgerank) places a different weight on likes, comments and shares - giving shares the most weight, and likes the least.

Sharing your scoops to your social media accounts is a must to distribute your curated content. Not only will it drive traffic and leads through your content, but it will help show your expertise with your followers.

Integrating your curated content to your website or blog will allow you to increase your website visitors’ engagement, boost SEO and acquire new visitors. By redirecting your social media traffic to your website, Scoop.it will also help you generate more qualified traffic and leads from your curation work.

Distributing your curated content through a newsletter is a great way to nurture and engage your email subscribers will developing your traffic and visibility.
Creating engaging newsletters with your curated content is really easy.